Hinson’s Drive-In
2761 Cpcc Ln Matthews, NC 28105 704-857-9506 Location/Directions After a Doc visit, we needed to find a place to eat rather quickly before the lunchtime crowd moved in, and the…
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2761 Cpcc Ln Matthews, NC 28105 704-857-9506 Location/Directions After a Doc visit, we needed to find a place to eat rather quickly before the lunchtime crowd moved in, and the…
8335 W Franklin St Mt Pleasant, NC 28124 704- 436-1276 Location/Directions To say the least, this establishment is really SMOKIN!!!. I have been there twice recently, which I can say now…
418 S Alabama Ave Chesnee, SC 29323 864-461-8403 Location/Directions The 242 anniversary of the pivotal Revolutionary War battle of Cowpens is upon us, and we decided to go for another…
1011 King St Charleston, SC 29403 8034-990-9535 Location/Directions One of our main posse members, Iron Man, is on an extended stay in Charleston and eating up all the good grub…
2120 E Lee Hwy Wytheville, VA 24382 206-920-8232 Location/Directions Uhm… High Plains BBQ, can almost picture Eastwood walking out the saloon door with some Spaghetti Western music blaring. But nah,…
620 E Grover St Shelby, NC 28150 704-482-1998 Location/Directions Just like the old post below, Wow once again, except this time it is a SMOKIN WOW! I hadn’t stopped by…
131 Goose Ln Caryville, TN 37714 423-907-8202 Location/Directions This eatery is located in Cove Lake Park, but there is a warning here. No AlKHOL served, but don’t let this dismay…
2734 Hemingway Hwy #5420 Hemingway, SC 29554 803-558-0134 Location/Directions I wanted to try this place for years and finally got the chance while coming home from Pawley’s this November. It…
85 N Causeway Rd Pawleys Island, SC 29585 843-237-1438 Location/Directions Per the old post below, I have been going to this place annually for many years. I really love it!…
100 Wood St Georgetown, SC 29440 843-833-8989 Location/Directions After strolling through the shops on Front Street, we had worked up an appetite. Luckily for us, a fantastic restaurant situated on…
3256 US-17 BUS Murrells Inlet, SC 29576 Location/Directions We decided to go to Brookgreen Gardens and needed some eats on the way. One of the parties suggested this stop-off from…
10683 Ocean Hwy Unit A Pawleys Island, SC 29585 843-314-0164 Location/Directions This was my first time coming to this venue. After feasting, believe you me, I will be back, and…
617 S Sharon Amity Rd Charlotte, NC 28211 704-442-0147 Location/Directions This place is one of two of the pub/grill-like places in Charlotte I like to imbibe at and also to…
201 York Rd Kings Mountain, NC 28086 704-730-8899 Location/Directions I was ready for nourishment after doubling down on the Kings Mountain Gateway trail. I had Blackwood’s in my sites for some…
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504 Hanes Mall Blvd Winston-Salem, NC 27103 336-893-6456 Location/Directions Chains ain’t my favorite cause they tend to slip in taste and value by location. However, this one holds up cause…
4618 Lee St Ayden NC 28513 252-746-4113 Location/Directions On the way back from Beaufort had to make a stop at that Capital of Quedom. It had been about 15 years…
425 Front St, Beaufort, NC 28516 252-728-2133 Location/Directions Damn, this place was just right. I needed my type of eating after grazing at all the fancy places of broiled and…
529 S Front St New Bern, NC 28562 252-631-1718 Location/Directions We returned back to New Bern on a quest to search out my Swiss ancestors, who arrived with the colony…
117 Queen St, Beaufort, NC 28516 252-728-3899 Location/Directions This place is not a grocery at all but a fine dining experience. Even with reservations, it took a long time to be…
335 Middle St New Bern, NC 28560 252-637-5469 Location/Directions August at the coast is brutal. Especially when you are sightseeing in a city without a whisk of wind. So we…
326 Front St Beaufort, NC 28516 252-838-0083 Location/Directions After facing sweltering heat hunting down ancestors located somewhere between Turkey Quarter and Perfection, we needed a respite. After dropping off our…
236 S Nash St Hillsborough, NC 27278 919-732-4647 Location/Directions We left for our adventure on a hotter-than-hot Sunday to the Truckalina coast in search of history and ancestorial research. As…
2001 E 7th St D Charlotte, NC 28204 704-375-4505 Location/Directions If you want the “IT” burger in Charlotte, search no more. BBB will supply you with that fix! I had the the…
117 Statesville Blvd, Salisbury, NC 28144 704-633-9953 Location/Directions On the way back from Winston, I decided on a slight detour to check out this place of Q. I’m glad I…
101 Eden Terrace St, Winston-Salem, NC 27103 336-722-6937 Location/Directions After a long run on the New River trail, I opted to stay with my daughter and hubby instead of returning…
2613 E Main St Lincolnton, NC 28092 704-735-1112 Location/Directions After checking out Palmetto trees with a buddy, we decided to detour to Lincolnton to chow down at the Old Q…
8512 Park Rd Quail Corners Charlotte, NC 28210 704-554-9012 Wow, I haven’t been here in a while, but used to be a mainstay when I was a member of Charlotte…
123 W Main St, Spindale, NC 28160 828-288-8388 Location/Directions After doing a run on the Thermal trail in the Tri-City, we are all always famished and looking for a place…
9220 John Tyler Memorial Hwy Charles City, VA 23030 Location/Directions How in the heck did we end up at this place is still a mystery to me, but glad we…
447 E Rochambeau Dr Williamsburg, VA 23188 757-565-2955 Location/Directions After eating large at historic Taverns, I returned to what I know best. Yep, that’s right, I needed some Q to…
540 Water St, Yorktown, VA 23690 757-886-9964 Location/Directions The next day, without the touring bus, we headed out to explore Yorktown on our own. After exploring the battlefield and museums on…
101 S Waller St Williamsburg, VA 23185 855-263-1746 Location/Directions We were famished after our first day of arduous travels around Virginia’s historic triangle. This is what can happen when you ride…
1211 Jamestown Rd Williamsburg, VA 23185 757-229-4689 Location/Directions The first day of our travels in the historic triangle of Virginia was done via a tour bus that shuttled us back…
411 Main St, Yorktown, VA 23690 757-872-3020 Location/Directions While the rest of the touring bus patrons were rummaging through the awesome Revolutionary War Museum at Yorktown, I escaped and footed…
416 E Duke of Gloucester St. Williamsburg, VA 23185 855-240-3278 Location/Directions Our adventures in the historical triangle of Virginia were not only for looking, seeing, and learning but, of course,…
2362 N Garnett St Henderson, NC 27537 252-438-5228 Location/Directions Heading to the historic Va triangle, I had to make a pit stop for some Q. About halfway out, we needed…
451 Ecusta Rd Brevard, NC 28712 828-966-2337 Location/Directions We hiked the Graveyard Fields trail on a chilly morning, slightly off the Blue Ridge Parkway. Our trek stirred up a rumbling appetite…
2216 Freedom Drive Charlotte, NC. 28208 704-703-5252 Location/Directions My visit to Noble Smoke was not much about anticipated speculation of the eats that was my usual concern. I have had some…
116 Glenn Falls St Peachland, NC 28133 704-272-6301 Location/Directions My trek to Jon G’s started a little past Saturday noon (only day they are open) and extended into the late…
5121 Trojan Dr Charlotte, NC 28278 704-641-2500 Location/Directions/Website When gotta have an Eastern NC barbecue fix, who do you call (or where do you go)? Then the appropriate answer for…
12206 Copper Way Charlotte, NC 28277 704-341-8174 Location and Directions This place is a jewel in the land of quick food. Plus probably healthier than some of the other upscale fast…
4201 Congress St Charlotte, NC 28209 704-552-9983 Location/Directions/Website This place is a great date night venue, especially if you make a reservation in advance! Go here at least once or twice…
7427 Matthews-Mint Hill Rd #108 Mint Hill, NC 28227 980-237-0457 Location/Directions Well, we didn’t exactly head out for this establishment. It just sort of came to us because of all the…
122 N Congress St York, SC 29745803-818-5554 Well, it was back on the trail again after a fine Christmas. This time to Brown’s Mountain via Kings. Not too far, but…
Arthur’s4400 Sharon RoadCharlotte, NC 28211-3531(704) 366-8610 I got a wild hair and decided to go to South Park Mall in Charlotte the Wednesday before Christmas. I just wanted to see if…
6640 Old Monroe Rd Suite E Indian Trail, NC 28079 704-218-2222 Met Henri LeCue near his homestead at this bodacious BBQ restaurant called Tickle My Ribs. Let me tell you,…
222 S Railroad Ave Kings Mountain, NC 28086 704-739-1292 Location/Directions After an arduous climb to the top of Crowders and back, Iron Man and I were famished and were looking…
12223 Ocean Hwy Pawleys Island, SC 29585 843-237-4414 Location/Directions Not that I am much of a breakfast eater, but sometimes while vacating, I get pushed either by my better half…
801 Front St Georgetown, SC 29440 843- 527-4110 Location/Directions Now I have been coming back to this place for over twenty years. My original 2010 dinner post is below and…
10008 Ocean Hwy Pawleys Island, SC 29585 843-237-8245 Location/Directions At Pawley’s, we sometimes have seafood overload and must march off in a different direction. Generally, this means eating something from the…